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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of boat does Ruth go in with Owney in Chapter 7?
(a) A sailboat.
(b) A fishing boat.
(c) A rowboat.
(d) A yacht.

2. When was the second lobster war?
(a) 1932-1936.
(b) 1928-1930.
(c) 1921-1923.
(d) 1925- 1934.

3. What news about Ruth does Kitty tell Stan in Chapter 12?
(a) Ruth is moving to her mother's.
(b) Ruth is pregnant.
(c) Ruth is ill.
(d) Ruth is going to college.

4. What does Ruth declare of Eddie in Chapter 8?
(a) He has more ambition than the president.
(b) He is an angry human being.
(c) He is a simpleton.
(d) He needs to be on a feeding schedule.

5. What does Cal argue with Ruth about in Chapter 7?
(a) Whether Cal or Angus is better looking.
(b) Whether Ruth is old enough to date.
(c) Whether he or Ruth's mother is the bigger sycophant.
(d) Whether Ruth should return to the island or not.

6. Who is waiting for Ruth and Owney when they return home in Chapter 11?
(a) Mary.
(b) Stan.
(c) Simon.
(d) Toby.

7. Why does Ruth go to the Addams' house in Chapter 8?
(a) To try and sell some wares.
(b) To avoid going home.
(c) To help with Mrs. Addams' chores.
(d) To spend time with the children there.

8. When was the third lobster war?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1946.

9. Who is the family idiot in Rhonda's family?
(a) Robin.
(b) William.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Gregory.

10. Who does Ruth ask directions from when she becomes lost in the woods in Chapter 10?
(a) A group of traveling merchants.
(b) A hunter.
(c) An old widow.
(d) A couple in love.

11. What does Owney not want to do as a profession?
(a) He does not want to be a minister.
(b) He does not want to be a laborer.
(c) He does not want to do a job that requires a suit and tie.
(d) He does not want to be a lobster fisherman.

12. What did Lanford tell Ruth to do when she was sixteen?
(a) Save her pennies.
(b) Wear her hair off her face.
(c) Wear longer dresses.
(d) Pursue an education.

13. How does the groom look at the wedding in Chapter 10?
(a) Angry.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Happy.
(d) Tired.

14. What do older lobstermen tend to be?
(a) Runners.
(b) Fighters.
(c) Cutters.
(d) Pushers.

15. Who is Rhonda's favorite child?
(a) Jonas.
(b) Orly.
(c) Webster.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kitty live with Rhonda in Chapter 12?

2. When Ruth leaves Toby's room in Chapter 10, what does she wish she had declared to him?

3. What smells horribly in Chapter 7?

4. When was the fourth lobster war?

5. What had Ruth hoped of her first sexual partner?

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